AMENDED JOB REFERRAL RULES
LABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA
In order for the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) and its subordinate local unions to maintain and administer a processing system for referral of applicants to employment in a fair and equitable manner, and to establish records and procedures which will be adequate to disclose fully the basis on which each referral is made, the following amended rules have been promulgated and shall be adopted and implemented by each LIUNA Local Union.
4. Referral Procedure:
5 Disssemination of the Job Referral Rules: These rules shall be (a) conspicuously posted at the offices of each Local Union; and (b) published in The Laborer. Additional copies of these rules shall be made available to members upon request, subject to the payment of reasonable copying costs. New members shall receive a copy of the job referral rules upon admission to membership.
6. Job Referral Information: A Local Union shall maintain accurate and current records of all job referrals. The records shall be preserved for a period of three (3) years from the making of each record. The records shall include the following information:
A. All registration by applicants of their availability for referral, including the date of each applicant's registration;
B. A current out-of-work list, including all applicants whose registration of availability for referral are then in effect, and the date of each applicant's registration;
C. All requests from employers for workers, including the date of each request, the location of the job site, the length of the job, if known, and any request by the employer for applicants with special skills, licenses, or certifications, or an applicant employed by the employer pursuant to 4(D), above.
D. All instances where a job referral is not made because an applicant (1) refuses the referral, (2) is unavailable, or (3) lacks the required skills, including (where applicable) the date and time of the call(s), the person making the call(s), the name of the employer, the location of the job site, the start date of the job, the basis for not making the referral, the results of the call, including whether the call was answered and by whom, and what response, if any, was made, and
E. All job referrals made, including the applicant referred, the date on which the applicant registered his or her availability for employment, the date of the referral, the employer, the location of the job site, the date the applicant was hired, and the date any employment terminated.
7. Access to Job Referral Information
8. Application for a variance from a provision(s) of these Uniform Job Referral Rules may be made in writing to the General Executive Board Attorney. The General Executive Board Attorney may grant such an application provided he determines that the variance is consistent with the LIUNA Ethical Practices Code, with applicable law, and is intended to further a legitimate purpose. Any such variance shall be effective for a period of one year and shall be subject to further application to the General Executive Board Attorney in order to continue beyond one year. Further, a variance shall be subject to any other condition imposed by the General Executive Board Attorney
9. Any complaints or concerns regarding alleged violations of the Code of Ethics and/or Uniform Job Referral Rules to discriminate, punish, retaliate or reward members for their Union political or election activity should be promptly addressed to Inspector General W. Douglas Gow, (202) 942-2360.
MEMORANDUM
DATE:
TO: All Referral Applicants at Local Union ______
FROM:_________________ Business Manager
In accordance with the policy of the International Union regarding the adoption of uniform referral procedures as published in The Laborer magazine our Local Union will from this time forward utilize those procedures when we are requested by a signatory contractor to provide job referrals A copy of those uniform procedures is posted at tile Local I Union and may be obtained upon request Any wishing to register for referral may do so by signing the registration list. A copy of the current out-of-work list and a list of all job referrals made will be posted and available for inspection at the Local Union Ordinarily, referrals will be made in order of registration provided that such applicant possesses the required qualifications for the position. The reason for any out-of-order referrals will be available upon request. Examples of reasons for an out-of-older referral include inability to contact the next applicant, lack of skills or qualifications as required by the employer, or the recall of a former employee as provided for in the referral rules.
14 The Laborer September/October 1995
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